STATEMENT: Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum POWER Boston Past OKC Thunder in Big Win

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🗓️ 26 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics seize a statement win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, silencing doubters and reigniting their championship momentum. Can Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum keep up this all-around dominance as the playoffs approach? John Karalis of Celtics On SI breaks down the Celtics’ gritty victory at TD Garden, spotlighting Jaylen Brown’s 31-point explosion and Jayson Tatum’s double-double, as the duo’s improved passing electrifies the offense. The episode covers Baylor Scheierman and Payton Pritchard’s crucial bench contributions, Boston’s late-game free throw advantage, and the team’s thriving playoff atmosphere. With insights on ball movement, bench depth, and Joe Mazzulla’s tactical adjustments, this analysis explores whether Boston can sustain this winning formula against elite NBA competition.

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0:00.0	now on the locked on celtics podcast a statement win for the boston celtics over okc they really needed
0:08.4	this one locked on selthics pod home of the winners baby welcome hey there welcome back to the show i'm
0:15.9	john carrales here at t d garden where the boston celt a 10-point win. If you're watching here on
0:21.9	YouTube, I'm right here in front of the Mike Gorman broadcast table at Center Court as a Celtics
0:28.5	celebrated win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Later on, we'll get to some of the more individual
0:33.7	performances like Baylor-Shireman and Peyton Pritchard. I'll talk about the Js coming up in the second segment and how good they were.
0:40.9	I just want to start, though, with just how important I think this game was.
0:46.0	This was a win that they needed.
0:47.6	I think a lot of us just came into this game assuming, hey, look, Celtics are going to just
0:53.3	be in third place after this.
0:55.5	And obviously, you're going up against Oklahoma City Thunder defending champs.
0:59.2	They look great.
0:59.7	They got their whole team back, which might have hurt more than helped tonight.
1:04.8	But it's not unreasonable to think the Celtics would have lost to the Thunder.
1:10.2	Everybody's losing to the thunder.
1:12.4	But also, the Celtics really wanted this one.
1:15.7	Jalen Brown was on his live stream on Twitch,
1:18.0	talking about how much he really wanted this.
1:21.1	After the last couple of games,
1:23.7	the win in Memphis that didn't feel like a win,
1:27.2	it felt like kind of like a tough, ugly game that you won because it was Memphis.
1:35.0	And then the game against Minnesota that everybody seemed to really react to, dare I say, overreact to.
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